Burma War Graves ‘Has Enormous Power To Engage’
Taukkyan War cemetery is located in Burma along the highway linking Rangoon. 6,426 soldiers of commonwealth who died in either of the two world wars…
Hundreds attended funeral of a British WWII veteran who died alone
Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Harold Jellicoe Percival, the WWII veteran who died alone (2) Mohne Dam breached during Operation Chastise and pictured…
Son posts father’s World War II diary online
Veteran Charles F. wrote a diary during the second world war which is now being published by his son. He served in North Africa and…
Doolittle Raiders from WWII are Honored with a Final Salute
The 80 men who risked their lives on a mission to bomb Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor are known as the Doolittle Raiders.…
Nazi Memorabilia Auctions Sparks Outrage on eBay
WWII era memorabilia is a big seller on eBay. Viktor Kempf, 62 years old, specializes in dealing Nazi specific items. One particular item in his…
Rommel and Montgomery: The Fathers Fight, the Sons Make Peace
Bernard Montgomery was one of the British top Generals during WWII — commander of the Eight Army known as the Desert Rats. Erwin Rommel was…
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Set Out To Restore Destroyed Graves in Iraq
In Barsa, Iraq a cemetery where British soldiers from both World Wars were laid to rest, has been destroyed by vandals and looters. The graveyard…
New York: Former Nazi Death Camp Guard Jakiw Palij, 91, ‘used to Jewish Protestors’
Jakiw Palij, 91, is a former Nazi concentration camp guard who was recruited by the German Army when Nazi occupied Poland. He has been a…
Britian’s Youngest Soldier From WWI, 12 years old, is Awarded 2 Medals
In 1915, Sidney Lewis enlisted in the Army. He would be known as the youngest soldier during the Great War. Sidney was only 12 years…
The Quest: Six Decades of Searching for the MIA
It was on a warm spring in 2008 and on board of a huge barge in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, casually camouflaged in…
Forbidden WWI Photographs Layout The First Year of Battle
Andrew Davidson of the Telegraph tells the story of his grandfather, Fred Davidson and his time as a WWI Doctor. Fred passed down three photographic…